Resting along the Deule River is Lille, the principal city of the Lille Métropole in the French Flanders. The city has over 200,000 residents. Lille city has 6 universities and several colleges.

France is currently among the 20 best performing countries in terms of the economy due to their excellent results-oriented higher education learning. Most of the courses at universities are offered in the French language. France has 60 public and 100 private universities.